Chris Riddell - artist and all-round nice chap. He could do cartoons of us all.

4 Books under your tree this Christmas:

Winter Magic, a collection curated by Abi Elphinstone - short stories are perfect for such a busy time of year.

The Winter's Child by Cassandra Parkin - reviewers tell me it's dark and dream-like, the writer has a painterly eye for detail - and she's from Yorkshire like me!

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones - A Goblin King, a stolen child, music and sacrifice - right up my street.

I'll be Home for Christmas anthology for Crisis . A bit of a cheat as I have the kindle edition - but I'd love the actual book. Writers include Melvin Burgess, Juno Dawson, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, and Benjamin Zephaniah.

3 Christmas foods:

Panettone: it's like eating scented clouds and it ought to be made by little Italian cherubs.

Clementines: such fun to squeeze the skins and make the candles fizz with their oil.

Pigs-in-blankets: fabulous name and so savoury.

2 Christmas films I couldn't live without:

Nightmare before Christmas - I love a bit of spookiness at Christmas.

Muppets Christmas Carol - pure Dickensian genius - with Kermit!

1 Christmas song:

'2000 Miles' by The Unthanks - two sisters singing a haunting version of the classic Pretenders' song.